Staring at a screen all day likely won't cause permanent vision damage, but it can cause painful eyestrain. Keep your eyes healthy and prevent other issues like neck and shoulder pain by practicing good "eye-gonomics."

Remember when your mom said that you'd damage your eyes if you sat too close to the TV? Well,…
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The Vision Council has published a helpful 16-page guide to avoiding digital eye strain. The first step is to identify symptoms of digital eye strain: red or dry eyes, blurred vision, general fatigue, or headaches. Back and neck pain can also be caused by poor workspace ergonomics.

Repetitive stress injury (RSI) and eye strain are common ailments among computer users, and…
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One of the more interesting tips is to make sure your computer screen is far enough away from your eyes using the "high five test": If you can't give your display a proper high five, you're sitting too close. You should be sitting like so: